Devil Horns Forever…RIP DIO

May 18, 2010 at 3:48 am (Uncategorized)

Ronnie James Dio passed away from stomach cancer early in the morning on May 16th.

Dio was a singer for Rainbow, Dio, and in 1979, replaced Ozzy Osbourne as the new Black Sabbath frontman.

He was legendary in the rock and metal world and his album Heaven And Hell was considered to be one of the greatest metal albums of all time. He’s also been credited with popularizing the “devil horn” hand gesture, which became the widely-accepted symbol for metal.

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